The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1887-10-11
PLUNKET'S HOUND.
Old Blue, Hound of Anderson
vile Fame.
THE OLD FASHIONED GIN-AROUND.

said Old man Plunkett as he arose from the
table with pone of corn bread in his hand
and made his way to the back porch.
THAT speckled pup continued the old man
as he broke piece of bread from the pone and
tossed it toward the dogs, sis the best stock Of
hounds that was ever in Georgia."
The old man tossed another piece of bread
toward the dogs, which called for a general
scramble among them, and the manner in
which the pup jumped with open mouth to
catch it would have done honor to an expert
baseballist.
"The man that owned that dogs grand
daddy wouldn't er took $500 in gold for him.
The fellow lived down in Pike, on Flint river,
and the old dogs name was Blue.
cold Blue continued the old man. twas
known by many err yankee before the war was
through with, for he kept his master outen the
army and give him er easy place at Anderson
vile when it was mighty hard ter git Ground
goin' ter the 'front.' as they called it.
'Somc er the yankee prisoners at Anderson
vile b'leved old Blue had more sense than his
master, and there was one long Indianian there
who used to say that he had moro sense than
the whole southern confcderacy.
"Old Blue was kept at Andersonville ter
track the prisoners when they'd get away, and
he got SO that he knowd his business s well s
folks, and all you had ter do was to say, 'Yank,
Blue, yank;" and he'd be circling Ground tho
stockade and onter the track before the other
dogs would get through barking and prancing
Ground the fellow that bowed the horn.
"Old Blue didn't have no enemies ermong
the yankees though, and he seemed ter be sorry
for the poor fellows, just like folks, and he had
er hole i'll the stocllade that he used ter slide
through and go all Ground ermong them, and
he Jared just as well ermong the yanks as he
did outside ermong the rcbs, for marry one
didn't have nothing ter Drag on in the way of
e3tin', and thar's many er man that had rather
ter have been old Blue than either yank or reb.
Them war finest
THAR was one little yankee in the stockade
that old Blue had made friends with and thar
never was er day passed that he didn't slide
through his hole i'll the fence and 90 in and see
him. After crwhile that little yankee was
took down sick and couldn't have much ter do
with the old dog and old Blue he looked like
he was er prievin' tho Same IS folks, and I
ALWAYS will believe he did, After tho fellow
begin ter cit purity weak from his sickness,
and or passed. of 'em thought he was CT goner,
old Blue cot so he'd 90 ter see him two and
three times er day, and one dav when he slid
in he had CT big fat rabbit in his mouth, and
he went up ter where the sick yankee was
lynn and laid the rabbit down and stood and
looked at the sick man, as much as ter say, this
is for you.' Two or three fellows tried ter cit
the rabbit away from old Blue but he'd begin
ter bristle up an crowl as soon as they'd start
towards him, and nobody couldn't cit il, till at
last the sick fellow took er notion ter Try and
git it, and lie didn't have err bit or trouble but
the old dog wagged his tail and pranced
Ground as if he was pleased, and that was why
old Blue got up the name ernong the yankees
of having so much sense; and I think they
were right for I've seed some mighty smart
dogs in my day. and no man never had er truer
friend than er good old-fashioned Georgia
hound if they do kill er sheep now and then.
Chat little yankee got well after erwhile,
and he'd been so sick that the guards were
sorter slack ON him, and the first thing any
body knowed, one monin' before day he lit
out and made for the woods, and everybody
thought he'd git erway; for they didn't be-
lieye old Blue wonld run him. The alarm
was given, and Ed Turner was on his horse in
er mint, and blow'd his horn, and old Blue
was thar fore you could er turned round twice,
and some OF 'em told Ed that his dog would
fail him this time, and that he'd better keep
right up with him or he wouldn't git the
prisoner. Ed was kinder JUDAS hisself, for he
know'd how friendly old Blue was TO the little
yankee, so he didn't say much, but set his dog
out to find the track, and it walnt long fore
old Blue raised his head and barked, and Ed
he jagged him on, and purity soon he struck out
up the branch er opening at every jump, and
Ed he put the spurs ter his horse ter keep up,
but he couldn't, and purity soon the dog was so
far ahead that you could hardly hear him bark,
but all at once Ed stopped his horse and list
ened and lowed, odd Blues bayed him. and
then he rid in or hurry, for he was erleard the
little yankee would pet his old dog and stop
him from barkin' and then it would be good
bye, yankee-they couldn't catch him.
"But you ought ter've seed that old dog!
The little yankee did try ter hush him up and
stop him from barkin'; but no, sir-ree, the
bark kept up, and when Ed got in sight of EN-
the little yankee was tryin ter 90 for'ard, er
snappn' his finger and CT talkin' good ter old
Blue, but it didn't crmount to or thing-he
kept or barkin' and or runnin' Ground in front
of the yankee, as much as ter say, 4 don't
want ter bite you, but you mustn't git erway,'
till Ed he rode up and made the capture and
took him back. Tile soldiers that guarded
Ground the stockade lowed that old Blue was
just like them erbout the matter-they were
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